Tragedy As Ekiti Assembly Speaker Dies Ahead of Daughter’s Wedding
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Funminiyi Afuye has died following a cardiac arrest, the state government confirmed. “Rt. Hon Afuye died Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado- Ekiti, where he was receiving…
Governor Sule Approves Recruitment of 37 Medical Doctors
Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has approved the recruitment of 37 medical doctors meant to boost healthcare delivery across the state. Engineer Sule disclosed this while flagging off a free medical outreach in Nasarawa Local Government Area, on at…
BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II Dies At 96
The longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 96. Buckingham Palace announced her death in a short statement, triggering 10 days…
Lagos Assembly Passes Bill On DNA, Forensic Centre
A bill for a law establishing the Lagos State Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid (DNA) and Forensic centre to support criminal investigations, law enforcement, preservation of evidence for the judicial system and for other connected purposes has been passed by the Lagos State…
Obudu German Hospital – The Untold Truth…
Biostadt is a science based technology company founded by the owner of Coscharis, Mr. Cosmas Maduka. It started business in Nigeria in 1964 as CIBA–GEIGY and metamorphosed to Swiss Biostadt Limited in 2010. In 2016, Swiss Biostadt Limited, signed a…
Fed. Lawmaker, Akande-Sadipe Assists Kidnap Victim, Pays Hospital Bills
A House of Representatives member, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has contributed to the treatment of a kidnap victim (names withheld) in Ekiti State. A statement by her Special Assistant, Media & Publicity, Olamilekan Olusada, on Sunday, indicated that Akande-Sadipe received an…
Benin Registers Progress in Routine Childhood Immunisation
The latest WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) estimates of national immunization coverage indicate that Benin improved routine childhood immunization coverage in 2021 – remarkable progress at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted essential…
WHO Declares Monkeypox Global Emergency, Triggers Highest Alert
Again, the global community faces another health emergency after the outbreak of the Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19, as the World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 16,000 people in 72 countries, to be…
Poor Nigerians And The DUCHESS Treatment
By Prince Charles Dickson So, in case you missed the story. I reproduce it below — The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at the weekend insisted on using a Nigerian hospital and medical experts for the surgical operation to correct…
Osinbajo Undergoes Successful Surgery in Local Hospital
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has undergone a successful surgical procedure to treat recurrent pain caused by a fracture in his leg at a local hospital. The Vice President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday…
South Sudan surpasses 10% COVID-19 Vaccination Milestone
Last week, South Sudan surpassed the 10 percent COVID-19 vaccination milestone (of total population, fully vaccinated with a primary series of two doses), a noteworthy step in the protection of lives and towards ending vaccine inequity. The South Sudan government,…
